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John Howard Griffin

American journalist (1920–1980)
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John Howard Griffin
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22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
June 16, 1920
Date of death
September 9, 1980
Place of birth
Dallas
Place of death
Fort Worth
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
journalist, novelist, autobiographer, writer, human rights defender
Educated at
University of Poitiers, R. L. Paschal High School, Lycée Descartes[12][13][14]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Award received
Pacem in Terris Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[16][17]
Notable work
Black Like Me[15]
Cause of death
diabetes[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Archives at
Harry Ransom Center, New York Public Library Main Branch[21][22]
Family name
Griffin[25]
Given name
John[26]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[29]
Participated in conflict
World War II[24]
Place of burial
Mansfield Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Howard Griffin ar جون هاورد غريفين fa جان هاوارد گریفین ja ジョン・ハワード・グリフィン ko 존 하워드 그리핀 ru Джон Ховард Гриффин
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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American National Biography ID
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Angelicum ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Handbook of Texas ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Library of Wales Authority ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Penguin Random House author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNARC ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, journalist, human rights defender, novelist, autobiographer
Archives at 2
New York Public Library Main Branch, Harry Ransom Center
Award received 2
Pacem in Terris Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Cause of death 1
diabetes
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Poitiers
Family name 1
Griffin
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Notable work 1
Black Like Me
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Dallas
Place of death 1
Fort Worth
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
SNARC ID 1
French First Republic
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Black Like Me
← After a work by 1
Black Like Me
← Winner 1
Pacem in Terris Award
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Summary

John Howard Griffin was born on June 16, 1920[1], in Dallas[2]. He died on September 9, 1980[3], in Fort Worth[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], autobiographer[7], writer[8], and human rights defender[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Black Like Me[30], a written work[31].

FAQs

Where was John Howard Griffin born?

John Howard Griffin was born in Dallas[2].

Where did John Howard Griffin die?

John Howard Griffin died in Fort Worth[4].

What did John Howard Griffin do for work?

John Howard Griffin worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], autobiographer[7], writer[8], and human rights defender[9].

Where did John Howard Griffin go to school?

John Howard Griffin was educated at University of Poitiers[12], R. L. Paschal High School[13], and Lycée Descartes[14].

What awards did John Howard Griffin receive?

Honors received include Pacem in Terris Award[16] and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[17].

Related Entities

French First Republic United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . prezi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nndb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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